(Unofficial) Discord server rules suggestions list

Introduction

You just had a great idea for a new Discord server and immediately created it but now you need not only to set up the channels and permissions but also to grind through the daunting task of coming up with a list of rules.

There are so many things to consider, so many possible ways that people could ruin your server, and you also wonder about how you can design your rules in such a way that the members will be able to enjoy their time on your server but also not go overboard.

Wouldn't it be so nice if there was a template or a list of rules that you could quickly copy, paste and tweak? Fear not, you just found it!

With this simple list—which I intend to keep updating as I find good ideas on more servers—you can get some inspiration for your own server rules. Feel free to copy and modify. No crediting is required.

If you would like to suggest more items or recommend a server that has a good set of well-structured, well-thought-out rules, don't hesitate to DM me on Discord: Cristiano#2233. I'll credit your suggestion. Also, feel free to fork this gist.

Note: Some of the rules may sound contradictory. That's because I just made a list of all the rules that I could come up with. Whether you keep or take out any of them is completely up to you.

Note 2: A lot of the text chat rules can be used for voice chats as well, so I didn't repeat them.

General server rules

No blank nicknames.

No inappropriate nicknames.

No sexually explicit nicknames.

No offensive nicknames.

No nicknames with unusual or unreadable Unicode.

No blank profile pictures.

No inappropriate profile pictures.

No sexually explicit profile pictures.

No offensive profile pictures.

No membership granted to minors (under 18 years).

Moderators reserve the right to change nicknames.

Moderators reserve the right to use their own discretion regardless of any rule.

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No memes? Huh...interesting. Your discord server probably sucks. This is a decent set of rules but i feel that you should condense this to make it more easier to read instead of just listing a bunch of bullets. No offensive messages or nicknames - Anything that a reasonable person might find offensive. I found this on a Reddit post that maybe you should use instead. You can add more obviously but I feel that this is an easier and nicer looking way to set your standards.

No spam - This includes but is not limited too, loud/obnoxious noises in voice, @mention spam, character spam, image spam, and message spam.

No harassment - Including sexual harassment or encouraging of harassment.

Use the appropriate channels.

No self or user bots - These are in some cases against the discord TOS and if you need a bot for something use one of the bots already in the server

Swearing is allowed so long as it isn't directed at another member.

There may be situations not covered by the rules or times where the rule may not fit the situation. If this happens the moderators are trusted to handle the situation appropriately. I you have a complaint about a staff member you may submit the complaint here: link to google forms or something where the user can explain there complaint. Make sure you have absolute trust in whoever has access to this

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1: This is a fork
2: I did this for my use as it has some things I might forget.
3: I did forget about this anyway. I can make my own rules, I don't need this list.
4: This isn't a public gist by choice. I think it was made public because of the fork, but in any case I don't see an option to hide it now.

How did you guys even find this? I treat gist as a little notebook of gists I find here.

TL;DR, Go bug the original owner. This is a fork and doesn't represent my views. It's just a list I decided to save for a few ideas. The list overall is way to much...

I'll give this a day and save the list elsewhere before deleting it here. Don't know why people are showing up here and even staring this crap.

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How did you guys even find this? I treat gist as a little notebook of gists I find here.

@Ryonez most people do not notice that this is a fork, and your fork is very popular on Google when searching for Discord Rules (this shows up instead of the original one) so this is why everyone comments on this.

TL;DR, Go bug the original owner. This is a fork and doesn't represent my views. It's just a list I decided to save for a few ideas. The list overall is way to much...

Don't take the comments personally, they are not directed at you but at the author of the rules.

It's just a list I decided to save for a few ideas.

It is way easier to star it and click on Starred gists to find it than forking it and risking what already happened (people finding it).

It would be nice if you could find time and improve somewhat these rules, but I understand you are probably busy and don't have time to deal with this as well. Just saying in case you find some time and want to do it 😄

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Hmm, you have some good points.

I'm not against maintaining the list, just more surprised that all this was happening.

I think I might tweak the list, make it into recommendations I'd make, and add some pointers and links for new server owners/staff. So many don't understand how permissions are done with discord or make simple mistakes.

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I use this list quite often when making servers, Though I do tweak it to fit my needs a lot of these are actually really good to use. I Pretty much just re-worded and took out most of the redundancies. I have a section for "Memes" In my server so that the general chat is not flooded with them seeing as they are used ALL THE TIME lol. As for any of the rules I have separate tabs so that if someone does not want to see NSFW they do not have to see it but the others can. These rules are not meant to be used word for word for all servers so if you do not like some of them, Just take them out. :) Plain and simple. ♥